The youngest of the three sister goddesses (Norns), Skuld can basically be summed up in one word: immature. Beyond being bratty and temperamental, she tends to lack the emotional maturity of the other goddesses, and consequently a certain depth of character. Skuld is her older sister's self-appointed guardian, and is almost always successful in frustratrating Keiichi's attempts to get close to Belldandy. In contrast to the way she looks up to Bell, Skuld does not get along well with Urd and often quarrels with her. Skuld is much weaker than the other goddesses in terms of power. For a good part of the manga, she is unable to use any power at all. To compensate for this, Skuld uses her amazing mechanical prowess to create a variety of machines. It remains to be seen whether Skuld's recent gains in power will be paralleled by a greater emotional maturity.

Skuld, the youngest of the Norns is the Norn of the Future. She is shown as a young woman, looking ahead (into the future). She is usually veiled and holds an unopened book or scroll which is rarely allows anyone to read, indicating her reluctance to reveal the future. Skuld was not considered as benevolent, as she would tear and scatter the cloth representing a man's life, thus extinguishing it.

Unlike the two older Norns, Skuld has no alternative spellings. It can be translated as "what shall be" or "what shall come to pass."